1977 Chevy C10 known as SharkBite

[Sodell]

Take your time, clean and paint everything you can.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by Sodell

Take your time, clean and paint everything you can.

Noooo way I don't like everything painted, the only thing at this point that's going to be painted will be the motor if anything else was to be painted it would be my valve covers and air cleaner but that's would be custom work done.
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[77ChevySharkBite]

As I promised here's pictures of all the new goodies!!










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[jpnh]

cool/

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by jpnh

cool/

Yes sir! That's the one thing I always recall in there advertisement is that it's made in the USA!
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[Sodell]

I am with you there, I was talking about the engine, and brackets ect....

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by Sodell

I am with you there, I was talking about the engine, and brackets ect....

Oh haha! Yeah all my brackets are going to be eventually a gloss black, and for the motor I'm actually thinking like a darker blue or a crimson red, because I want it to flow with the truck. Time will tell I had a buddy tell me do green! But if I go green I'm going bright green I want it to be like boom! I just hit you in the face!
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[knomadd]

what color are you planning on painting the truck?

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by knomadd

what color are you planning on painting the truck?

well I'm still trying to decide on that actually because I initially wanted to just do a single color but with me trying to do like a bit of modern touches with old school I'm thinking of going two-tone how it was originally top would be midnight blue so when it shines in the sun it's a real nice looking blue but when it's dark it'll look black and if I go two-tone going to fill the middle with a white.

Still debating on trim too, I was all for no trim and everything but when I saw his name is Chromaholic, he's here on the board I loved how his c10 was it looks like I want mine so still tossing up that in the air.

[knomadd]

so why would you paint the engine or any pieces crimson red or an in-your-face green if you're going after a blue & white color scheme for the outside? A lot of guys will paint a motor an original color, or at least a color from that same brand in a different year (my GTO has a 67 Pontiac color on it even though it's a 65, because I like that color better). Or they will find a color that compliments the overall theme/color scheme they are going for. If you're using the crimson red or in-your-face green as a pinstripe/accent color then it might work out, otherwise I personally would think it looked out of place. Just my opinion.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Your 100% right I doubt I would do the green anyway not much of a fan of it. The reason for doing like a crismon red or a red in general would be to compliment the overall paint job, which I think it would go together because red white and blue go together not just as Texas and American flag, plus the name of is SharkBite, so I wanted to pitch in little bits of red into the truck for what sharks are knowing for going after blood. Does that make any sense at all?

[77ChevySharkBite]

Well not too much of an update, had a busy day today wasn't able to just fully dedicate my day to it. But tomorrow morning going to start off strong, and fingers crossed I'll be able to get it all finished but here's a few pictures for you guys.




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Well I wish this was a better update but right now just don't have it anymore to push, spent enough money for the day. Started morning off by draining the radiator getting all the fluid out, then call a friend up to help me work on it, so we tore the rest apart and started replacing parts is what it felt like here's the 2 pictures I have taken today fellas.

The 2nd picture is how it sits right now, I have to go buy a metal brake booster line cause the stock fitting doesn't work on the edlebrock, and also figure out how to get the throttle linkage to work. So got a lot to look at but it's almost done all have left really is plug most of it up.

My to do list is as follows hook up positive wire for electric choke, brake booster fitting, and fuel lines, and throttle linkage hook up as well. So it's not a lot but seems like a huge mountain right now.




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[Sodell]

I thought you were replacing the cam as well. For the brake fitting you just need a nipple fitting.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by Sodell

I thought you were replacing the cam as well. For the brake fitting you just need a nipple fitting.

Not changing the cam at this point found out it had a small rv cam, so just going to leave that in there for the time. Yeah I later found that out so what I'm going to do is go buy another heater hose fitting and I believe that'll work but until then no progress.

[knomadd]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

... I have to go buy a metal brake booster line cause the stock fitting doesn't work on the edlebrock...

I can't picture what you're talking about. Don't you just connect a vacuum hose from the large center edelbrock port to the brake booster port. If this is the case, there isn't a fitting that you need, or clamps for that matter. ??? I can't remember how mine was connected off the top of my head right now. I haven't had vacuum boosters on my vehicles for a while now. I think my GTO had it from the center carb port though.

Originally Posted by Sodell

For the brake fitting you just need a nipple fitting.

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

Yeah I later found that out so what I'm going to do is go buy another heater hose fitting and I believe that'll work but until then no progress.

This makes me think your vacuum is from your intake manifold and not the carb. Is this right? If so, then there are vacuum ports in the edelbrock intake that you can just buy a fitting from the local hardware store (ACE or TrueValue type store usually has it...Bigger box stores may not). They're usually cheaper than the autoparts stores too. I believe the edelbrock is 1/8" NPT. You'll want to verify to make sure.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by knomadd

I can't picture what you're talking about. Don't you just connect a vacuum hose from the large center edelbrock port to the brake booster port. If this is the case, there isn't a fitting that you need, or clamps for that matter. ??? I can't remember how mine was connected off the top of my head right now. I haven't had vacuum boosters on my vehicles for a while now. I think my GTO had it from the center carb port though.


This makes me think your vacuum is from your intake manifold and not the carb. Is this right? If so, then there are vacuum ports in the edelbrock intake that you can just buy a fitting from the local hardware store (ACE or TrueValue type store usually has it...Bigger box stores may not). They're usually cheaper than the autoparts stores too. I believe the edelbrock is 1/8" NPT. You'll want to verify to make sure.

I'll look on my photobucket see if I have a picture but if not I'll take a picture tonight for you. On the q-jet there was a how they described it in the video was a vacuum port for power brakes in which i have.

About vacuum ports I do have some on my intake manifold actually on top of my thermostat are my other vacuum ports I know one is for me to bypass the original air equipment so I could have the headers and another is supposed to be a transmission vacuum does that sound right? And then the PCV valve too.

Awesome I found a picture! when you look at the picture duane in the right lower corner you'll see a bolt sticking out that's what the brake boosters line was connected to. I tried and tried to get it off it just wasn't budging at all maybe I'll give it a go at it tonight, I could always use my impact gun I suppose? Here's the picture though.

[knomadd]

So your vacuum source before was the carb? Edelbrock's brake vacuum port is the large port in the center of the carb, if I'm not mistaken. No fitting required. Just plug a vacuum hose to it and the brake booster. I'm fairly certain this is how my GTO was done prior to installing the Hydroboost system.

As for removing that fitting from the Q-jet... be VERY careful if you choose to use the impact gun. It might break the carb body... I've seen it happen. Just a word of warning.

[77ChevySharkBite]

That's correct that same bolt is where I loosened my brake like hose from. Does that make sense?

If you go to the link, the 3rd picture down on the left side is the port that I'm talking about just making sure were on the same page with it.

http://www.spiderautomotive.com/edelbrock1406.html

Yeah, I mean I tried taking it off with my regular wrench and it wouldn't budge maybe I'll try a socket the torque, and use the impact gun as a last resort.

[knomadd]

Now I'm on the same page. I've got a 1405 on my GTO and the 1406 on the C-10. I've got a cap on the large center port in the front of the carb on my GTO now. I'm fairly certain that's what my brake booster was connected to. My C-10 on the other hand has my valve cover PCV valve connected to that large center front port (all connections for PCV are in the intake from the factory on my GTO).

I don't have a good picture of it, but I believe I can see the vacuum port on the back of the 1406 connected to the old vacuum booster before I changed over to the hydroboost brake booster. With that said, try squirting some WD40 on that fitting and letting it sit for a while before you resort to the impact gun. Or, find out what size and type of threads that port is and go buy a new fitting.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Okay glad we're seeing eye to eye now yeah I have some knock off wd-40 but I'll spray a good amount let it soak for a while also someone had suggested for me to put it back on the original intake to try and get some leverage so going to try that too. Hopefully I'll be able to get it off tonight get a step closer to it being installed
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[Sodell]

Get a new fitting for the new carb and just run a hose to the brakebooster. You can get one pretty cheaply at the hardware store.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by Sodell

Get a new fitting for the new carb and just run a hose to the brakebooster. You can get one pretty cheaply at the hardware store.

Yeah, I was going to try and see if I could break it loose last night but didn't get home till late and I just wanted to sleep. Might try to give it a go tonight, if I just can't get it loose I'm just going to go get one like everyone has suggested from a hardware store.

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

Yeah, I was going to try and see if I could break it loose last night but didn't get home till late and I just wanted to sleep. Might try to give it a go tonight, if I just can't get it loose I'm just going to go get one like everyone has suggested from a hardware store.

the original throttle braket wont line up with the edelbrocks bolt holes? thats strange, thought they had both bolt paterns on the intake. could be wrong though, if you have the sqaure bore style intake, then that wont work. the spread intake bores were more universal.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by chevybuilder18

the original throttle braket wont line up with the edelbrocks bolt holes? thats strange, thought they had both bolt paterns on the intake. could be wrong though, if you have the sqaure bore style intake, then that wont work. the spread intake bores were more universal.

it lines up fine but there's like a nipple that part of it wont go over to clamp it together to make sure it doesn't move and then the original is to big my only other suggestion would be to take a tiny drill bit and make it a little bit bigger.